Costa Rica vs Uganda: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Costa Rica
0.0084 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
0.0081 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
46th
Uganda rank
47th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Costa Rica
- Uganda
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0084 ha per square kilometre against 0.0081 ha per square kilometre in Uganda, a difference of 0.0003 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uganda ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 46th and Uganda ranks 47th of 185 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0548 ha per square kilometre | 0.161 ha per square kilometre | 0.1063 ha per square kilometre | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.0418 ha per square kilometre | 0.0617 ha per square kilometre | 0.0198 ha per square kilometre | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.0842 ha per square kilometre | 0.0382 ha per square kilometre | 0.046 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0908 ha per square kilometre | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | 0.0826 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Uganda?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0084 ha per square kilometre against 0.0081 ha per square kilometre in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Uganda?
- 0.0003 ha per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uganda?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Uganda rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 46th and Uganda ranks 47th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.